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You don't just abandon an ally over what amounts to social injustice essentially. The US is the primary custodian of the western world militarily, so it has to help protect democratic and western countries. The alternative would be a rescinding of western influence and other powers would fill in that vacuum, which is unacceptable when survival is prioritized.

Women are valued much more for their looks and fertility essentially while at the same time more sensitive to rejection and what people think of them. Aging makes you uglier so girls are going to be sensitive to something that'll potentially diminish their access to resources and belonging. Same with weight or the size of their head. Your friend was probably insecure about her age and you basically confirmed her fears by saying you would only date younger.

My thoughts: Don't throw pearls to swine (fuckboys will say anything). Be attractive and continue to take care of your appearance. Have great sex. Be supportive. Help take care of things. Communicate your wants in a clear and direct language.

I know that some people in Australia travel by foot and earn some money by working from farm to farm.

"good enough"

Human nature is to be lead by a charismatic leader, but you are right. It is basic self-awareness to take responsibility for what's true.

Keep the 15, trash the rest. Never think about it again.

It is all about how you treat and approach this forum I find. It can be very informative at times and it is nice to have place where you can discuss obscure philosophy and complex life situations and have a genuine discussion without all of the toxic incentives other social media platform have like upvotes or awards that depreciate the quality of discussion. Debate brainrot and uncritically assuming information to be true are the biggest downsides to this site IMO. The best way to use this site is to not take it particularly seriously but still earnestly engage without being overly argumentative. don't believe anyone but listen with an open-mind. If something sounds true, verify. That's it.

Hating touch and eye contact is a typical characteristic of autism. It could be worth considering to speak with a professional about your aversion and if you are possibly autistic or any other hang-ups. Sometimes your just built different irrespective of diagnosis.

This sounds more like a problem with intimacy rather than love in the general sense, as you say that hugs and affirmations of love disgust you. But you don't say that you hate people, so you can't be misanthropic. It seems like you associate closeness with pain from my point of view.

Great video. I had myself an experience with a dude who was throwing out "hooks" like he describes in the video, heckling me and looking to escalate. I clearly noticed that in this moment, if I don't somehow deescalate, this will turn into a fight that probably wouldn't be worth fighting. So I apologized for whatever he was mad about (he was mentally ill and mistook me for his father or something like that) and he left me alone since. But I can totally understand the pride thing. A part of me really wishes that I just destroyed him instead. The urge to "complete the monkey script" is real and it feels like unfinished business. It motivates me to learn martial arts and become stronger so I at least know that I can handle myself.

I've been using Onenote for years now for just about everything. It is great for reviewing older concepts and ideas and gathering information.

South-Europe is geographically closer and more accessible to immigrants and travel, so that makes sense. You have to travel through the southerner countries in most cases because Scandinavia is so far up north.

Stage green tends to sometimes to get co-opted by stage red, exploiting their compassion. Painful lessons like this show that compassion alone is insufficient in tackling the world's problems.

She only loves your wallet. You'll have more luck with relationships that are built on a social connection.

His videos on survival and his Spiral Dynamics series was his most illuminating content for me, but its like picking out a favorite child. I like most of his stuff.

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It can be. Porn is in the category of technology that gives you a sense of fulfilling a desire without the tangibility of fulfilling that desire in physical reality. Gaming and parasocial relationships are in the same boat as porn in that sense. The danger is wasting your time on things that give you minimal returns. Porn isn't inherently bad however. Personally, I like porn. I think it can be beautiful and artistic when done right. And it feels good. The bigger issue is that people are less social now due to technology, our economy and infrastructure. Car-centric city design isolate people ironically enough for example. Overuse of porn is a symptom of a bigger societal issue IMO on a big-picture scale.

What kind of regulations or laws do you think would be ideal for combating this?

Fit and lean is what girls like, which is great because it is way more achievable than trying to look like gigachad.

Self-improvement is only as good as the degree to which you internalize the concepts. The trick in my experience to counteract backsliding and forgetting stuff is to act on a concept immediately after learning it. Either contemplating/writing down in a journal for theoretical stuff and pure action for more practical stuff. If you've forgotten an idea, then act on it the moment you remember.

To be fair, what are you currently getting from taxation as an American on a purely selfish level? I can see that rich people would theoretically benefit less from extensive welfare because they can already just buy whatever they need regardless.

West-Norway is the most beautiful part of Scandinavia. Fjords and mountains are hard to top <3. I'm considering that to. But practically free housing is very tempting.

Dunno. Worst weather in the world, and I have lived in Britain.

Its funny cuz I'm looking at a private school offering a course in illustration and suddenly the standards for getting in are drown the drain in comparison lol. For the publicly funded school you need a big portfolio, showcase drawing skill within an array of different disciplines while for the private you need to just draw a monkey. I'm still somewhat reeling from the burnout of churning out that portfolio and it has been over a year lol.